Apparatus for indicating the scores of players in such games as billiards or the like.



l E. EATENTED JULY 4, i905. E. S. UAKES E J. A. MENTON.. VAPPARATUS EUR INDIGATING TEE SGUEES 0E PLAYERS 1N SUCH GAMES ASBILLIARDS OR THE LIKE.

APPLIOATION FILED JAN. 21. 1904.

UNITED STATES .'ratentect July 4, 19b5.

PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES SHELLEY OAKES AND JOHN ALLEN MANTON, OE PARRAMATTA, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA.

APPARATUS FDR INDICATING THE SCORES 0F PLAYERS IN SUCH GAMES AS BILLIARDS 0R THE LlKE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 794,0i0, dated July 4, 1905.

To IJ/Z whom, t muy concern:

Be it known that we, CHARLES SHELLEY Oakes and JoHN ALLEN MAN'ioN, subjects of the King ot' Great Britain, residing at Parramatta., in the State of New South lVales, in the Connnonwealth of Australia, have invented certain new. and useful Tmproven'ients in Apparatus for Indicating the Score of Players in Such Games as Billiards or the Like, of which the following a specitication.

Our invention relates to improvements in an apparatus for iiullicating the score ot players in such games as billiards and the like.

Qur invention refers more particularly to a mechanical device for indicating the score of players in the game of billiards, and has for its object to provide a simple scoringboard which may be easily read and understood 'from a distance, so that the players, well as the onlookers, may be kept advised as to the state of the game as .it progresses, while at the same time it is capable of easy and accu 1ate manipulation by the marker.

To make the details of our invention clear, we shall refer to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a front elevation of apparatus. Fig. 2 is a view of one of the indicators with a portion of the front face removed. Fig. 3 is a vertical section. Fig. 4 is a back view. Fig. is a .section showing construction oit the hundreds-dial. Fig. 6 is an enlarged section showing' the construction and niethod of operating the units and tens dials.

a is frame of apparatus, which may be constructed 4in any suitable manner or in any suitable sha pc. then the apparatus is to be used in the form shown in the drawings-that to say, in connection with the game of billiards-thc trame is divided bythe vertical upright ai and duplicate indicators are provided, as shown in Fig. l.` F or the purpose ot this specification it will be only necessary to describe one ot these indicators, they are duplicates in every respect.

is front tace, preferably ot' tilnber. This tace is provided with three apertures c, d, and e, representing` units, tens, and hundreds, respectively.

c is the units-disk. nl is the tens-disk, and c' is the hundreds-disk. AEach of these disks has the numerals l to 9 painted or otherwise marked thereon, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. The units-disk fr', as shown in Figs. 2, 3, and 4, is coi'icentric with and let into the tens-disk d', so that the 'front face of each revolves in the same vertical plane. These two disksrare revolved independently of each other by means of the hands or pointers f and g. The lnindrcds-diske is prefer` ably placed in one corner, as shown, and is revolved by any suitable means, such as that clearly shown in Fig. 5 and marked` The disks' are preferably made of wood built up Ain the ordinary well-known way to prevent warping.

/L is a circular plate on the face of the unitsdisk, having a series of indentations 7L' corresponding` Yto each numeral on the disk. This plate is engaged as the disk revolves by a small spring projection which is attached to the rearward side et the face The plate /L and engaging spring (the latter not shown in the drawings) are similar in all respects tothe plate andV spring shown in F ig. 4 as attached to the back of the tens-disk and marked lf: vand Ze', respectively. The-fe plates and springs are provided for the purpose of insuring that the disks remain in position when the desired igures are brought opposite the apertures c, d, and c.

m is a vertical stay at the back of the iframe, carrying the bearingyin which the spindle of the tens-disk revolves and also the controlling-spring 7s'.

The method of operating our invention is obvious, for as each disk can be operated separately it is clear that any number up to 95) may be projected through the apertures c and d by revolving the hands or pointers and g. The series of small figures representing units and tens (shown in F 1 are merely painted on the 'tace I) to facilitate the manipdisks. 11ml 11 lilliulwtls-flik inmiiitml .i11 thcl l 11ml litiiith'utls. :1 uliit's-tlisk 111011111011 iii thc 

